Peacekeepers must remain in Haiti
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Peacekeepers must remain in Haiti — South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com:
“ISSUE: U.N. peacekeepers to stay in Haiti.
United Nations peacekeepers will stay in Haiti for several more years, according to the man overseeing that mission. Hedi Annabi, the U.N. envoy recently assigned to Haiti, offered that blunt assessment less than a week into the job.
The comment reflects no disrespect to the island nation, or to Haitians here in South Florida. The country’s security situation is fragile at best, and the last thing Haiti or its Caribbean neighbors need is for Haiti to fall into more social and political turmoil”
Unfortunately, turmoil has been a part of life in Haiti’s capital ever since a revolt in 2004 prompted the departure of then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The uprising prompted the U.N. to send in a peacekeeping force, which today numbers over 7,800 currently stationed on the island.
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